Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 246 The Book of Tian Shu Pavilion, The New Imperial Preceptor
"Goo!"

The little fox nodded emphatically.

It told Lin Chen that it wasn't sure before either, but during its cultivation today, it was absolutely certain of the answer.

Compared to when we first entered, the spiritual energy here is getting worse every day.

Lin Chen pondered after hearing this.

This place is so big, it can't be that his spirit beasts used up all the spiritual energy, right?

Turning his head, Lin Chen asked Xiao Bai and Xiao Hei. Xiao Bai and Xiao Hei nodded. Although they weren't very sensitive to spiritual energy, they could still sense that the spiritual energy here was getting weaker day by day.

This greatly alarmed Lin Chen; if something went wrong here, it would be disastrous.

This is the foundation of the Spirit Academy, and it concerns the future of the Spirit Academy.

But he can't get out now, because the Grand Elder told Lin Chen that the spatial gate here will not reopen for another six months.

To verify whether the problem lay with his spirit beasts, Lin Chen had all four spirit beasts stop meditating for a day.

"Gulu!"

The little blue fish looked at Lin Chen with its watery eyes.

The latter could only laugh and cry at the same time, letting it sleep one less day and giving it an extra bottle of animal milk.

On the third day, Lin Chen asked the little fox to sense the energy again, and it told him once more that the spiritual energy was still decreasing.

Lin Chen knew that this was probably not their problem.

However, it doesn't seem surprising. No one knows how this place was formed. If it was formed naturally, then some consumption is perfectly normal.

Lin Chen let Xiaobai and the others start cultivating again. Seven more days passed, and after a rainstorm, the strange phenomenon occurred again.

While Lin Chen was asleep, he heard the sound of something collapsing and then woke up with a start.

Following the sound, they found a terracotta warrior of the animal form collapsed on the ground, now smashed to pieces.

Lin Chen looked around and realized that it was caused by a mudslide. However, it was somewhat related to Xiao Bai, because when Xiao Bai used the Demon Bull Appearance and Killing Technique, it caused cracks in the area, which were eventually affected by the heavy rain.

Xiao Bai felt a little guilty after learning about it, but Lin Chen comforted her, because they had been careful to avoid the terracotta warriors for a while, for fear of damaging them.

However, this incident was clearly an accident.

Since it had fallen, Lin Chen went forward to examine it closely and discovered that this terracotta warrior was likely transformed from a demon beast.

"The bones have all weathered away. What is this? Cement? It doesn't seem like it. It looks more like it was formed by the weathering of energy."

While Lin Chen was deep in thought, he took out a piece of meat and had the polar bear conduct an experiment.

Lin Chen's guess turned out to be correct.

This is exactly what happens when meat is weathered by the infusion of energy.

What alarmed Lin Chen was the sheer number of beasts here, many of which were at a high level. How much energy would it take to accomplish all this?
Lin Chen went to find the demon cores of monsters, but discovered something even more terrifying.

Although the rest of its parts have weathered, they are all well preserved.

But the demon core of this monster had disappeared, leaving an empty space.

"It was taken by someone?" Lin Chen guessed.

However, this conjecture is clearly unreasonable, because the terracotta warrior is very well preserved.

To obtain the demon core, the demon beast must be torn to pieces.

Suddenly, an amazing idea popped into Lin Chen's mind.

"Demon cores are equivalent to spiritual springs."

"The spiritual energy here is so rich, could it be the beast power and demon cores within these terracotta warriors?"

Once this thought arose, it immediately made Lin Chen restless and unable to eat or sleep.

What is going on here?
Who did it?

Or perhaps it was just an accident.

Based on the principle that curiosity killed the cat, Lin Chen did not delve any further into the matter.

We'll inform the Grand Elder about these things once we get out. His primary task right now is still cultivation.

The little fox truly lived up to its reputation as a leveling maniac, even cultivating faster than a low-level polar bear. After about 20 days, it leveled up again, reaching level 36.

The great polar bear followed closely behind, reaching level 27.

This made Lin Chen somewhat emotional; leveling up here was indeed like having a cheat code—it was just too fast.

If Lin Chen hadn't insisted on combining meditation with training, it's hard to estimate how much his four spirit beasts would have leveled up in six months.

This little blue fish has not established a contractual relationship with Lin Chen, so its leveling up will inevitably be slow.

However, the spiritual energy here is abundant, and since it can meditate while sleeping, it has also broken through to the third level.

This also made Lin Chen somewhat expectant. The little blue fish's first skill was a movement skill, so what would its second skill be?
The positioning of Little Blue Fish is still unclear.

If there really is one.
That's a mount.

After all, it's the only one that can fly right now. The little fox has enjoyed this privilege, but Lin Chen hasn't.

Meanwhile, as the fourth year has already passed for more than a month, the entire Cangling Ancient Kingdom has begun to focus its attention on this year's Heavenly Realm Mountain Conference.

Now that a long time has passed since the last war, many people's warlike hearts are beginning to stir again.

Many people believe that there is no need to fight this Heavenly Mountain Conference. Humans and demons are bound to fight, and this is just the fuse. It would be better to start fighting directly.

This viewpoint has garnered considerable support.

But deep down, these people are not warlike; everyone knows that war kills people.

Only war can redistribute high-level resources.

The current model of the Cangling Ancient Kingdom suppresses the resources at the grassroots level too much.

Under this atmosphere, Tian Shu Pavilion seemed to realize that this trend could not be allowed to spread, so it began to vigorously promote the benefits of peace and issued some high-welfare missions through the Beastmaster Guild.

That's when my attention started to shift.

Meanwhile, at the National Academy of Education, Zhang Jin reported these findings to Zhong Nan. Upon hearing them, Zhong Nan frowned and remained silent for a long time before suddenly speaking:
"Jin'er, I feel that my time is coming to an end."

"Teacher, please don't talk nonsense."

"I know my body very well."

Zhong Nan coughed and asked, "Has Bai Ling already hatched its fourth spirit beast?"

"Yes." Zhang Jin nodded.

Although the one-year period has now ended, Zhong Nan told Bai Ling that the Devouring Beast's evolution is still lacking in some aspects, so it will stay for another year.

"Teacher, Bai Ling is not far from contracting her fourth spirit beast. When that time comes, will you directly teach her the Dragon Fighting Technique?" Zhang Jin asked.

"No, send her directly back to the Spirit Academy."

"Huh?" Zhang Jin thought he had misheard. He looked at Zhong Nan in disbelief and asked, "But didn't you say before that she would be the future imperial advisor?"

At this moment, Zhong Nan said with a smile, "As I said, the national advisor is appointed by heaven, not by me."

After saying that, he took out a scroll and handed it to Zhang Jin.

When the latter opened it, he saw the mark that belonged exclusively to the Tian Shu Pavilion on the back of the scroll. Upon opening it, he found that it was an appointment letter for the new national advisor.

"The person they recommended is Gu Ning?!"

Zhang Jin was both surprised and unsurprised.

The fact that Gu Ning was brought up indicates that the major powers in Tiandu have reached a consensus. The powers in Tiandu have always had conflicts over the distribution of interests, especially the four major families.

The fact that Tian Shu Pavilion agreed this time definitely means that the four major families have reached a consensus.

Gu Ning is indeed the most well-rounded in this generation, but if he takes the lead, it means that the Gu family will enter a period of dominance, and may even break the balance of the four major families.

Therefore, this news greatly surprised Zhang Jin.

"It seems they're after the National Academy of Education this time," Zhang Jin mused after a moment's thought.

Since Zhong Nan assumed the position of Imperial Preceptor, he has taken a different path from Tian Shu Ge in many matters. Now that they have confirmed the news that Zhong Nan is nearing the end of his life, they must be trying to come up with a solution.

One thing they feared was:

Zhong Nan himself appointed a new national advisor.

If this person's direction coincides with that of the Tian Shu Pavilion, then so be it.

But if this person turns out to be the next Zhong Nan, then Tian Shu Pavilion will face a very terrible situation.
Are they going to have to wait another lifetime?
Or two lifetimes.

So what they were thinking was very simple: to first put the position of Grand Preceptor in the hands of their own people.

Having figured this out, Zhang Jin asked, "Did the teacher agree?"

"Ah."

Zhong Nan nodded and said, "Both Tian Shu Pavilion and I are qualified to directly appoint the Imperial Preceptor, but both sides must give a suitable reason. Now do you think Bai Ling can catch up with Gu Ning?"

Zhang Jin gave a wry smile upon hearing this.

Gu Ning is simply a once-in-a-century genius. Not only is he highly compatible with the Dragon Fighting Technique, but he also has excellent talent.

"Is the teacher planning to give up?"

Zhang Jin was somewhat skeptical, as this didn't fit Zhong Nan's personality.

“This time, the Heavenly Pivot Pavilion is not joking. If I don’t agree, perhaps the internal strife in Heavenly Capital will start before our battle with the demon race even begins.” Zhong Nan said, and Zhang Jin clenched his fist and said, “They dare?”

“Of course they dare,” Zhong Nan said. “Actually, what makes them most uneasy about me, besides being the new national advisor, is the Bagua Nine Cities Plan.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jin suddenly understood.

The Eight Trigrams Nine Cities Plan was devised by Zhong Nan, with the aim of fully utilizing the power of the dragon veins to protect the gates of the Cangling Ancient Kingdom.

However, this very fact leads to these people possessing immense power, a power that can even rival or surpass the Heavenly Pivot Pavilion.

Although the Tian Shu Pavilion also desires national stability, they are even more afraid that this power will become too great and disrupt this balance.

"But didn't the teacher say that the Eight Trigrams Nine Cities Plan is just a magical array? To activate it, nine people are needed, and some of them are among them," Zhang Jin said angrily. "Does this mean they want to cancel the plan?"

Zhang Jin felt a little sad.

The National Teachers College has put in a lot of effort for this plan.

Over the years, the National Teachers College has devoted a great deal of effort to careful planning, funding, and other aspects.

Zhong Nan even visited these cities several times to personally perform the Dragon Transformation Technique to determine the dragon veins.

If Tian Shu Pavilion insists on canceling this plan, then all their previous efforts will have been in vain.

“This is something the next Grand Preceptor needs to consider.” Zhong Nan was very calm. He said, “Actually, I should have thought of this long ago. In my later years, I was plagued by misfortune and could no longer have the power to control the world.”

So, let's just leave it to fate.

After saying that, Zhong Nan took out two more brocade pouches and handed them to Zhang Jin.

Zhang Jin picked it up and squeezed it, discovering that it had been imbued with the Qi Observation Technique. He asked in surprise, "Teacher, what is this?"

“If I am really gone one day, it will automatically open when the Cangling Ancient Kingdom is in danger,” Zhong Nan said.

Zhang Jin's eyes reddened after hearing this.

Even at this point, Zhong Nan is still thinking about the country. Why does Tian Shu Pavilion judge a gentleman by the standards of a petty person?
They were just one step away from bringing complete stability to the country.

Unexpectedly, they were about to lose at this very last step.

Time flies, and four months have passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Lin Chen's spirit beast has been following a cycle of leveling up and training.

Now they have all achieved Lin Chen's set goals:
Xiao Bai leveled up four times in a row, reaching level 46.

The little fox has reached level 40 and is ready to undergo its second evolution.

The Great White Bear has reached level 31, also increasing its level by four.

Thanks to them, Lin Chen also reached level 29 directly, just one step away from the level 30 mark. Once he reaches level 30, Lin Chen will be able to form a contract with the little blue fish.

With less than a week left until the agreed-upon time with the Grand Elder, Lin Chen simply had them all stop their cultivation and focus on training their skills.

During this period, their progress has been rapid. For example, Xiaobai's proficiency in controlling the Demon Bull Void has improved, and the little fox, needless to say, has taken its control of the fire to a new level thanks to the fire it had been warming itself by recently.

Taking advantage of this time, Lin Chen also thought of purifying the bloodline power of the Great White Bear.

When the Great White Bear was at level 28, Lin Chen purified its latent bloodline once, so the Great White Bear's current bloodline is:

【Eight Desolate War Bear】

[Dominant bloodline: Iron Paw Bear 77.8%, Black Armor Bear 0.332%, Frost Bear 0.18%]

[Hidden lineage: 20.7%]

[Contaminated bloodline: 1%]

After the last evolution, the Great Polar Bear's bloodline did not change much, and it still retains the original form of the Iron Paw Bear.

This is what makes the evolution of laws interesting; even though it already has a new name, Eight Desolate War Bear, the power of its bloodline has absolutely no connection to this name.

Lin Chen took out the prepared bloodline sample and began to purify it for the fourth time.

Giant Spirit Bear

[Overt bloodline: 56%]

Lin Chen obtained this blood sample from Yan Lan.

Conversion rate: 23.2%

[On the verge of danger, but not a major problem]

After confirming all the information, Lin Chen immediately began to bestow bloodline upon the great white bear.

The polar bear was even a little excited this time, because it understood that the reason why Little White and Little Fox were so abnormal was because of Lin Chen's ability.

However, despite his excitement, the great polar bear was in so much pain that it rolled around on the ground like a pig being slaughtered.

This terrified the little blue fish, who was seeing this situation for the first time. During this period, its relationship with Lin Chen and the three spirit beasts was rapidly warming up, because they all cared about this chubby little guy.

The little fox and the white fox pulled it aside and, after much persuasion, finally convinced it.

However, the little guy still lay beside her, holding his milk bottle, quietly guarding her.

But the little guy fell asleep while watching, a scene that left Lin Chen both amused and exasperated.

However, it had only been asleep for a short while when the little fox suddenly made a cooing sound. Lin Chen was taken aback, thinking that the polar bear had woken up, but unexpectedly, the little fox pointed in the direction of the little blue fish.

Lin Chen then realized that the little blue fish had actually leveled up.

It is now at level five.

"Talent is something..."

Lin Chen sighed, gently placing his hand on the little blue fish's head, and was pleasantly surprised to discover something:

The little blue fish has awakened a new skill.

(End of this chapter)